Eating their way across Philippines
THE INTERNATIONAL edition of the popular Korean program One Night Food Trip, will premiere on Oct. 10 on tvN and will feature an episode where Asian celebrities including singer Sandara Park (aka “Dara”), her brother Park Sang Hyun (aka “Thunder), alongside local TV and radio hosts Grace Lee and Sam YG (real name: Samir Gogna) eat their way across the Philippines in a 48hour time limit.
The show will pit two teams ( players vary each episode) against each other as they try to complete as many missions as they can in different locations in different countries (Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines) throughout the travel tour.
The team that is able to complete the most missions within the time limit will win the “Golden Passport,” the show’s trophy.
Team Dara/ Thunder start their journey from Palawan as they make their way to the Philippine capital while Team Grace/ Sam will go from Cebu then go down to Davao. Both teams will get to experience “everything local — from culture, food to attractions,” said a press release.
“I managed to explore Davao beyond my previous visits,” said Mr. Gogna, of the experience during the show’s launch on Sept. 25 at City of Dreams in Parañaque City.
“This was an opportunity not just to showcase the islands but [also] how diverse the food can be. It’s very educational for the audience,” said Ms. Lee in the same event.
For the Park siblings — especially for Mr. Park — the episode was a trip down memory lane as he managed to “eat the food I ate when I was younger.”
The Parks lived in the Philippines from 1995 until mid-2000s when they returned to South Korea.
One Night Food Trip — International Edition will premiere on tvN Asia on Oct. 10, 11 p.m., while the Philippine segment will debut of Dec. 5.
TvN is seen in the Philippines on channel 145 (SD Digital) and 191 ( HD Digital) on SkyCable/ Destiny Cable as well as channel 160 (Cignal). —